MSNBC Coverage is classic

[rufus dog]

Turned it on to see if they would cover WI.

They have covered a press conference at Cal Tech regarding??? Well nothing really, it was an overview of CA preparedness and an introduction over who was responsible (organizational) for Tsunami and earthquake departments within CalTech. They then went to a Skype interview with a University of Miami professor regarding radiation. He actually had to ask the interviewee about what was the latest at Fukashima.

But hey they filled time and didn't have to report on WI.

[michaz]

1. When that is done it will soon be time for Lock Up. Unreal! n/t

[Tx4obama]

2. But MSNBC did have live coverage last night in the middle of the night when the building blew up

at the nuclear plant.

[gateley]

3. Actually, since I turned it on a couple of hours ago, it's been non-stop Japan. And

it always surprises me that people actually think any NEWS organigation is anything more than a for-profit corporation. They do what they have to do to bring in the most revenue dollars. They're mandated by law to do that and I'm guessing they get more views on Weekends when they run lockup than when they run news. :shrug:

This is why we need an Al Jazeera-type of news, not owned by anyone, not owing TO anyone. They initially wanted to be self-supporting after receiving a loan, but that wasn't achieved so they continued to get loans and now sell advertising and other things to keep going, Admirable.

From Wiki:

The original Al Jazeera channel was started in 1996 by an emiri decree with a loan of 500 million Qatari riyals (US$137 million) from the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa.<1><2> By its funding through loans or grants rather than direct government subsidies, the channel claims to maintain independent editorial policy.<3><4> The channel began broadcasting in late 1996, with many staff joining from the BBC World Service's Saudi-co-owned Arabic language TV station, which had shut down in April 1996 after two years of operation because of censorship demands by the Saudi Arabian government.<5>
Following the initial grant from the Emir of Qatar, Al Jazeera had aimed to become self-sufficient through advertising by 2001, but when this failed to occur, the Emir agreed to several consecutive loans<2> on a year-by-year basis (US$30 million in 2004,<6> according to Arnaud de Borchgrave). Other major sources of income include advertising, cable subscription fees, broadcasting deals with other companies, and sale of footage.<7> In 2000, advertising accounted for 40% of the station's revenue.<8>

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Jazeera

[jenmito]

4. When I saw that they didn't start their prison shows at 12pm, I thought it was because they

were going to cover at least SOME of the WI protests, but I've seen NO WI coverage at all. Just Japan coverage, repeatedly explaining how tsunamis form, etc. :eyes: